XDA Developers on MSN

6 open-source alternatives to Windows Media Player that are probably better than it

Out of the box, Windows 11 comes with a fairly solid media player, which is aptly called Media Player, or Windows Media ...
Digital Trends

I gave the Windows Media Player another shot. Here’s what surprised me

Microsoft has had a strange relationship with local video playback for the past several years. It’s one of those features that was caught in the purgatory that was created with the start of Windows 10 ...
Techno-Science.net

Ditch VLC? How to Install and Configure MPV Player on Windows 11

To install MPV Player on Windows 11, download a portable build (Zhongfly or Shinchiro) from mpv.io, unzip it, and run the install batch file as admin. Configure it via mpv.conf. Windows 11 has a ...
PC World

Windows Media Player loses the ability to play DRM media on older PCs

Last week, Microsoft updated a support page that tracks deprecated Windows features with a new announcement: legacy DRM services will no longer be available in Windows Media Player along with ...
Neowin

Microsoft kills legacy DRM support on Windows Media Player, Windows 7/ 8, Silverlight0 0

Recently, Microsoft gave the first official on-record confirmation about the apparent impending doom of the Windows Control Panel. After widespread media coverage of it though, the company soon ...
Lifehacker

'Screenbox' Is a Sleek and Capable VLC-Based Video Player for Windows

Looking for a Windows video player that looks nice, is easy to use, and supports every media file you can imagine? Screenbox is a free and open source application that fits perfectly in Windows 11. It ...
PC Gamer

Windows used to secretly use green screens to render videos, which is how you could trick MS Paint into becoming a video player

Video playback on old computers was a whole lot of smoke and mirrors. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a preferred ...